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After looking around for quite some time for some lamps, I finally decided to go with this Kenroy set. From what I could tell, there were fairly positive reviews, and the style and quality would match my new sofa and living room furniture nicely.
First off, as others reported, the photos don't show the true colors. My lamps have more blue/green/teal than the photos reveal. In my case that was OK as it complemented the colors I had working for me already so I had no hesitation moving forward with the order. The lamp shades seemed darker than the photos as well but not a bad color in and of itself.
Now overall quality: I realize I'm not paying $300 per lamp, so I my expectation was that I would receive something functional and relatively well put together. WRONG! As I started to take things out of the box I quickly realized that the quality of these lamps was poor. I'll start with the lamp shades seams were uneven and someone got a little crazy with their "glue gun" and there were little clear strings of glue all over. The lamp bases themselves in the picture look as if the edges are nicely finished, but in reality it kind of looks like a 5th grader's "glue project" the way the corners of the slate are put together.
One of the finials arrived with a corner cracked off (I hope they can send a replacement without sending everything back!) The styrofoam was disintegrating and I've got little dots of "white snow" everywhere as part of the unpacking process. One of the messiest unpacking adventures I've ever had with something from Amazon.
As for the description, in the product details, Amazon says: "3-way switches for flexible lighting options" ... well I took that to mean I could use 3 way bulbs (you know 50/100/150) so that I could control the amount of light I would get. Unfortunately, 3 way bulbs as I know them, don't work... so I'm still scratching my head trying to figure out what exactly that means. The lamps are "functional" in that they do work but they don't look very good doing the job!
All-in-all if it wouldn't be such a hassle I would send these duds back. Instead I'll keep them around until I can find something of better quality and/or I find a great deal on some lamp shades that are of higher quality to make up for the shabby ones that come with the lamp. I've ordered a lot of things from Amazon and, most of the time, I like what I get but this was an epic disappointment and I wouldn't recommend wasting your cash unless you plan on using them temporarily.
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I specifically bought these lamps because of the description and 3 way switch but not one of the lamps had the 3 way switch (only 1 way) and it looked like it had been opened already. I went to return and it took me awhile to even figure that out because of this item shipping by amazon. I wont be trusting Amazons listings anymore, they used to be reliable but this is the second product I am having to return because the product was shipped incorrectly or not as described.Best Deals for Kenroy Home Bennington 3-Piece Lamp Set with Natural-Slate Finish
These lamps are lovely; however, the pictures do not reveal the true colors of the lamps.The lamps I received had lots of teal/blue in then so they were the wrong colors for my decor.
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We received our lamps at the beginning of this past Christmas season and we love them! They are classy, fit perfectly into our living room, solid, and durable. They were easy to assemble, and were packaged very well when they arrived. This is one of the best home furning purchases we've made through Amazon.
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